World’s first 100% electric plane used for pilot training in Viseu
Slovenian Pipistrel Velis Electro has autonomy of 50 minutes The world’s first certified 100% electric aeroplane – a device that makes a “big difference” to the cost of operation –
Wildfire near Seixal threatens NATO munitions store
Wind pushing flames towards Sesimbra A fire that began in the Seixal suburb of Belverde today has already reached one home, and is bearing down on others, as well as
The first Swim Party in Portugal took place along the Algarve coast
Dedication, effort and passion drove 70 athletes to take part in Portugal’s first open water swimming competition. It was at Praia do Carvalho that the 10-kilometre sea race began on
Algarve Biomedical Center to open state-of-the-art MRI Unit in Loulé
New MRI Unit in Loulé is expected to offer “faster and easier access to this advanced diagnostic technology” The Algarve Biomedical Centre (ABC) will inaugurate a cutting-edge MRI Unit in
10,000 people subject to wire-taps in Portugal, reveals Attorney General
Lucília Gago has been answering MPs questions in parliament this morning Attorney General, Lucília Gago, has been answering MPs questions in parliament this morning – months after the clamour for
GNR agent ‘expelled from force’, loses all benefits over racist aggressions
João Lopes, the GNR agent attached to Odemira police station jailed for aggressions against immigrants has seen his expulsion from the force include the loss, to himself and his family,
€27 million for the most expensive house in Portugal
In Lagos, overlooking the sea, is the “most expensive house in Portugal” – the ‘unique property’ of a Swiss/Brazilian couple, currently on the market priced at €27 million. The seven-bedroom,
Further immigrant violence in Porto
With the media being hugely diplomatic now when it reports incidences of crimes or violence involving immigrants comes the story today of “a 30-year-old man stabbed in a brawl with
New shock over Prior Velho car park fire
The Prior Velho car park conflagration, initially blamed on an electric vehicle catching fire; later blamed on a short-circuit in a combustible engine car, has now delivered a new ‘shock’:
Body discovered at sea near Meco beach “without identification”
The body of a man was found floating off Meco beach in Sesimbra yesterday morning. According to reports, the body was in an advanced stage of decomposition; no identification documents